Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that former President Rodrigo Duterte had a verbal agreement with the Chinese government that both countries would respect the status quo in the West Philippine Sea .
”Malaya said that if such an agreement exists, it is not legally binding by its very nature, noting that not a single document from the former administration validates or confirms its existence and the terms of such agreement under the previous administration.“In any case, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has settled the matter that even if such exists, he has rescinded it.
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